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Description
| Manufacturer: | De Havilland | |
| Base model: | D.H. 100 | |
| Designation: | D.H.100 | |
| Version: | Mk. 3 | |
| Nickname: | Vampire 3 | |
| Basic role: | Fighter (UK) | |
Specifications
| Length: | 30' 9" | 9.4 m | |
| Height: | 8' 10" | 2.7 m | |
| Wingspan: | 40' 0" | 12.2 m | |
| Wingarea: | 226.0 sq ft | 21.0 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 7,134 lb | 3,235 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 11,970 lb | 5,428 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | de Havilland Goblin 2 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 3,100 lb | 1,405 kg | |
Performance
| Max Speed: | 531 mph | 855 km/h | 462 kt |
| Climb: | 4,350 ft/min | 1,325 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 43,500 ft | 13,260 m | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Canada Aviation Museum | +ttawa | Ontario |
| Planes of Fame, Grand Canyon | Valle | Arizona |
| The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" | Chino | California |
D.H.100Mk. 3 on display
Planes of Fame, Grand Canyon | The Air Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Donald Richard Sherwood, OR | I had the pleasure to watch a Mk.3 fly around Mojave Airport California many times during the late 70s. The plane was owned by Al Letcher. Al bought the Vamp in 1973 from Pete Regina from Van Nuys, Ca. Before that it had many owners, but was originally built in England, and shipped to Canada for the RCAF in '47. There is an extensive article of this Vampire in AIR CLASSICS Vol 9 No. 1, with a follow-up article in Vol 13 No. 7. I lost track of Al and his collection of RAF jets in the 80s. I do not know what happened to his Mk. 3. There was another "Al" at Mojave with a Vampire around the same time as Letcher. His name was Al Hansen, and he had a Vampire in Swedish markings. I believe it was an FB.5, but I'm not sure. Al Hansen still flies out at Mojave, but I do not know about Letcher. I'll never forget watching Al's Vampire and Meteor N.F.11 in the air. It was a magical place to spend the weekends as a 12-year old. 11/09/2009 @ 16:41 [ref: 25270] |
| Ray Struik Arnhem, OTH | Need a lot of detail information about the Vampire for my 1/4 scale RC jet project. Drawings and photo's are welcome.
Regards, Ray P.s. Last project T-33A 1/5 scale 09/30/2009 @ 02:43 [ref: 25145] |
| Ken Gray Country NSW, ON | Flame-out procedure was for the ground crew to lean on the 'booms' to tip the raw fuel out and then try again.
very embarassing to be tipped up while the (I think) hydraulic fluid in the header tank behind your 'gurgled' ominously. Always very attached to the Vampire ;) 06/29/2009 @ 04:16 [ref: 24271] |
| William C Ford Gander, NF | WANTED:CANADA
DE HAVILLAND MK 3&5 VAMPIRE Looking for nose & main landing gear assys. Nose & Main wheel rims with bearings. Spare cockpit shell and noses & gun blast lower doors. Engine mount assy complete. Could use a set of wings for ground display only. William C Ford 25 Ursula Crest Portugal Cove Newfoundland Canada (709) 895-2344 St Johns wford@nl.rogers.com (709) 256-6078 Gander 12/22/2007 @ 15:16 [ref: 19013] |
| William C Ford Gander, NF | WANTED:CANADA
DE HAVILLAND MK 3&5 VAMPIRE Looking for nose & main landing gear assys. Nose & Main wheel rims with bearings. Spare cockpit shell and noses & gun blast lower doors. Engine mount assy complete. Could use a set of wings for ground display only. William C Ford 25 Ursula Crest Portugal Cove Newfoundland Canada (709) 895-2344 St Johns wford@nl.rogers.com (709) 256-6078 Gander 12/22/2007 @ 15:15 [ref: 19012] |
| William C Ford Gander, NF | WANTED:CANADA
DE HAVILLAND MK 3&5 VAMPIRE Looking for nose & main landing gear assys. Nose & Main wheel rims with bearings. Spare cockpit shell and noses & gun blast lower doors. Engine mount assy complete. Could use a set of wings for ground display only. William C Ford 25 Ursula Crest Portugal Cove Newfoundland Canada (709) 895-2344 St Johns wford@nl.rogers.com (709) 256-6078 Gander 12/22/2007 @ 15:15 [ref: 19011] |
| john ardis , AL | when I was working at the old jeddah international airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 1981,
I discovered 16 vampires that had been used by the Royal Saudi Air Force parked in an unused part of the airport in the sand. These vampires were in fairly good condition and had boxes of new and unused spare parts and all the records of their service out there with them. the last flight was in 1955 and they had been sitting in the desert since then. 06/20/2007 @ 10:32 [ref: 16894] |
| Terry Towns Victoria, BC | Great site for Vampires my favourite flying out of CYVR 442(F)SQ Aux RCAF is now in ottawa Musium 074.I believe it was same one rebuilt after ground crash at summer camp Boise idaho. It stayed generally to-gether in one piece minus legs after long ground roll long past end of runway, a tough little machine guess it was the 4 x 20mm cannons that held it to-gether. Often remember comments first flight, I 6'3" HT' you are going to find it hard to bail out of one of these.After seeing it in Ottawa a couple of years back, how I fitted into one with seat pack and helmut hard to imagine.
Have been wanting to see 018 now located at Comox station. A great flying aircraft simple systems,push or pull and sqeeze the bicycle like brake handle. 06/11/2007 @ 20:28 [ref: 16803] |
| S Darley ogden, UT | There are two of these planes in ogden, one flying mostly restored ,and a second one waiting restoration .. I belive the owner of the planes has passed away and now in his sons hands. 10/10/2006 @ 17:33 [ref: 14421] |
| Paul Grose Mount Jackson, VA | I flew 300 hours in Vampires from 1952 until late 1956 at which time our Squadron in Toronto was re-equiped with MKv F-86 Sabres. If I could only fly one of these two again I would take the Vampire. It was the sweetest plane of all the 15 or 20 types I ever flew in my 4000 hour experience. I guess the fact that it was Canada's first jet fighter adds romance to my feelings about it. I just saw Vampire 17072 fly a week ago 04/30/06 owned by Al Rubin. My log book shows I flew 17072 17 times-- it was thrilling to see it again after 50 years.
It was owned by John Travolta whose name is still on the side of the cockpit and the camoflaged Vampire on this site is I think 17072! I just sent a picture of Stand Off Scale Vampire held by my daughter that I built many years ago, to this site. 05/11/2006 @ 03:23 [ref: 13254] |
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